have only had one vet really urge me to nueter, and that was because he had a retained testicle, which is #1 genetic and #2 will cause a tumer over time. He was neuterd soon. Otherwise, no vet has pushed me to either neuter or not neuter. And none have ever said you must breed!

Lots of people here (generally older generation) believe you should let a cat/dog have one litter.

It's just an old fashioned view and very hard to tell people otherwise.

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